Overview

• Authorities confirm 111 deaths and 173 missing as search and recovery operations shift into their sixth day.
• The Guadalupe River surged to a USGS-record 37.52-foot crest near Camp Mystic after over a foot of rain fell within hours on July 4.
• Camp Mystic reported 27 fatalities among girls and counselors, with six campers or staff members still unaccounted for.
• Counselors at the camp lacked mobile alerts and Kerr County has no flood-warning sirens, prompting criticism and calls for system upgrades.
• State leaders have pledged to install flood-warning sirens by next summer and review emergency protocols to enhance preparedness.